If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you probably think I don’t wear trousers very often. This is manifestly not true, I wear them possibly 50% of the time, at least in winter. It’s just that outfits featuring trousers generally seem less exciting to me, they are a fall-back option when it’s very cold or I haven’t shaved my legs or I need to be extra comfortable (Yes, I wear jeans to work. Wearing them today, in fact, and they are ripped.). As a result, I don’t photograph these looks very often.

On one hand, this is completely understandable, because who’d be interested in boring outfits? On the other, it’s somewhat misleading and in a way unhelpful, because we all need basic outfits that don’t look super basic. In this spirit, I have a couple of trouser-centric posts coming up, starting with this Massimo Dutti suit. I have not yet worn it to work, simply because it’s too cold in Brussels. This means I don’t yet have real-life experience with this outfit, but it also means that for once, I’m ahead of the weather and can provide some forward-looking ideas.

Trouser suits are huge for spring, especially if they are pastel. This linen one is lovely and Massimo Dutti in fact has another similar suit in their limited edition collection that I think looks even better. Unfortunately, the trousers didn’t fit me well and I also admit that the cropped length is more practical. I like the fit of the blazer: it’s double breasted, making it look quite masculine, but not crazily oversized, which doesn’t tend to suit me that well. The paperbag waist of the trousers isn’t the most flattering for my body type, but I’ll live.

I’m generally trying to buy less clothes while still keeping my wardrobe interesting. I know I sound like a cliché, but a trouser suit is versatile. You can wear it as a full outfit and both pieces separately. The jacket would go perfectly with jeans, anything white or pastel or in neutral colours. The lower half would work nicely with a knit, a different blazer or, in case you have a waist (unlike me), with a simple t-shirt. It’s also equally suited for work and more casual occasions.

We’ll see if wrinkling will be an issue, as linen wrinkles like mad. Then again, I think it’s one of the few fabrics that doesn’t necessarily look bad with some wrinkles, and it’s not 100% linen anyway. The suit is nicely structured and I hope that will help – with very relaxed cuts, you can more easily look like you slept in your clothes.

What do you say? Are you pro-trousers?

*Totally not Wednesday again, I know, but I like to make sure all workwear posts have similar titles. I didn’t have the pics on Wednesday yet and yesterday I spent the evening drinking wine and drunk posting is a bad idea.

Suit by Massimo Dutti, camisole by River Island, shoes by Dior. Photos Laura Nestor, MUAH Grete Madisson.